The center of gravity (CG) of an aircraft is the point over which the aircraft would balance. Its position is calculated after supporting the aircraft on...
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A reduced-gravity aircraft is a type of fixed-wing aircraft that provides brief near-weightless environments for training astronauts, conducting research...
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(typically of a country, or other large region of the Earth) Center of gravity of an aircraft Center of mass Center of the World (disambiguation) Centre of gravity...
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system is at rest with respect to the origin of the coordinate system. The concept of center of gravity or weight was studied extensively by the ancient...
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Flight dynamics (redirect from Stability (aircraft))
angle of attack of the vertical tail, known as the sideslip angle ("beta"). A sideslip angle will arise if an aircraft yaws about its centre of gravity and...
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result of the sideforce-generating surfaces being above (or below) the center of mass (which coincides with the center of gravity) in an aircraft. Along...
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do it. The yaw axis has its origin at the center of gravity and is directed towards the bottom of the aircraft, perpendicular to the wings and to the fuselage...
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specified sections of the airplane. Manufacturer's empty weight Operating empty weight Fuel dumping Center of gravity of an aircraft Aircraft weight class Jan...
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Tricycle landing gear (category Aircraft configurations)
the front, and two or more main wheels slightly aft of the center of gravity. Tricycle gear aircraft are the easiest for takeoff, landing and taxiing, and...
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Zero Gravity Corporation (also known as Zero-G) is an American company based in Exploration Park, Florida, formerly of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, which...
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airspeed at which the aircraft stalls varies with the weight of the aircraft, the load factor, the center of gravity of the aircraft and other factors. However...
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Spin (aerodynamics) (redirect from Spin (aircraft))
Bomber was a case where the ejection of the pilot shifted the center of gravity enough to let the now-empty aircraft self-recover from a spin and land itself...
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dimensions about the vehicle's center of gravity (cg), known as pitch, roll and yaw. These are collectively known as aircraft attitude, often principally...
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Airspeed indicator (category Aircraft instruments)
altitude, and the center of gravity of an aircraft. An AOA indicator provides stall situational awareness as a means for monitoring the onset of the critical...
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center of gravity to be a small distance aft of the aerodynamic center without the aircraft reaching neutral stability. The position of the center of...
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Weightlessness (redirect from Effects of low gravity on humans)
Reduced Gravity Aircraft, "Weightless Wonder VI", a McDonnell Douglas C-9, is based at Ellington Field (KEFD), near Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. NASA's...
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Center of gravity (COG) is a military concept referring to the primary source of strength, balance, or stability necessary for a force to maintain combat...
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certain maneuvers. The center of gravity of a transport aircraft is a function of a number of factors: the weight of the empty aircraft (the so-called "basic...
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An aircraft (pl.: aircraft) is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air. It counters the force of gravity by using either static lift...
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Artificial gravity is the creation of an inertial force that mimics the effects of a gravitational force, usually by rotation. Artificial gravity, or rotational...
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pitching of the aircraft about the center of gravity, essentially an angle-of-attack variation. The short-period mode is an oscillation with a period of only...
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– §Bypass ratio Canard – Carrier onboard delivery – Center of gravity (aircraft) – Chord (aircraft) – Chosen instrument – Circuit (airfield) – Civil Air...
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weight of passengers or cargo. The barrels are filled with water, and the water can be pumped from barrel to barrel to test different centers of gravity while...
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Vertical stabilizer (category Aircraft tail components)
greater its position away from the center of gravity, the more effective the vertical tail can be. Thus, shorter aircraft typically feature larger vertical...
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Conventional landing gear (category Aircraft undercarriage)
tailwheel-type landing gear, is an aircraft undercarriage consisting of two main wheels forward of the center of gravity and a small wheel or skid to support...
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Stabilizer (aeronautics) (redirect from Stabiliser (aircraft))
Ensuring static stability of an aircraft with a conventional wing requires that the aircraft center of gravity be ahead of the center of pressure, so a stabilizer...
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Longitudinal stability (category Aircraft aerodynamics)
of its center of gravity is called the neutral point.: 27 The longitudinal static stability of an aircraft depends on the location of its center of gravity...
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Weight distribution (redirect from Distribution of weight)
passengers, cargo, and fuel throughout an aircraft, so as to keep the aircraft's center of gravity close to its center of pressure to avoid losing pitch control...
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research centers are hard at work cracking the gravity barrier. And backing the basic research with multi-million dollar secret projects is our aircraft industry...
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aircraft, fuel tanks also are in the fuselage and their load affects the center of gravity of the aircraft. This imposes limitations on the amount of...
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